Powder use chart

[Alpo]

Something that would be quite handy - and I don't think anybody makes one - would be a chart that lists all the cartridges that a certain powder would work with.

 

Not load data. Like unique - I'm not asking for load data for 38 special with 125 grain bullet and 145 grain bullet and 158 grain bullet. Don't need that. Just to know that there are 38 Special loads using unique.

 

And you could look for the powder, and there would be a list.

 

Again, picking on unique, it would say that it's useful for 25 acp, 32 acp, 32 Smith & Wesson long, 3220, 38 Smith and Wesson, etc etc etc.

 

Something like that would be very handy, in these days of "it's hard to find the powder you want".

 

I've been reloading since 1977. And I have always had unique on hand. I use it in just about every pistol cartridge I load.

 

So unique has been renamed to Unobtainium. And I bought some 231. Now I know this is good for 9 and 45 and 38. But what else is it good for? I load 22 hornet. Are there any 231 loads for 22 hornet? Maybe. I load 45/70. Are there any 231 loads for that? Doubtful.

 

If you only load one or two cartridges, it doesn't really matter how useful the powder is across the spectrum. But if you load several - I load 35 - it would be nice to know what else a specific powder could be used for.

 

Does anyone make such a list?

[Wyatt Earp SASS#1628L]

If you go to the Alliant Powder website,  click on products and then select a specific powder and click on it, there will be a link to "all recipies" for thar powder.

[Wild Eagle]

Shooters World does this for all of their canister powders.  I think it's at www.shootersworld.com.  Or, you could contact Scarlett for a copy and maybe talk her out of a free hug.😀

 

Here's a link.

 

ShootersWorldManualInterior_CHRIS_WITH-COVER__RUSS-REVISED.pdf (shootersworldpowder.com)

Edited August 15 by Wild Eagle
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[Rip Snorter]

Another good one here https://hodgdonreloading.com/

[Alpo]

9 minutes ago, Rip Snorter said:

Another good one here https://hodgdonreloading.com/

I've been there many times, and I have never seen such a list as I mentioned.

 

Do you have a link to that specific page?

[Rip Snorter]

Not exactly what you describe but useful in terms of SASS https://hodgdonpowderco.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cowboy-action1-1.pdf

This potentially for substitutions  https://hodgdonpowderco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Copy-of-2024-Smokeless-Relative-Burn-Rate-Chart-WEBSITE.pdf

[Tex Jones, SASS 2263]

Loadbooks USA has caliber specific volumes , which list all the powders, charges and bullet weights available.  Web site is loadbooks.com

[Alpo]

I'm not looking for caliber specific.

 

I'm looking for powder specific.

 

Let's say I go into my local gun shop and there are 34 cans of IMR 4895. That's all he's got is 4895.

 

Okay what can I load with 4895? I know it's a stick rifle powder. I know you can use it for 308 and 30/06 because I've used it for 308 and 30/06. Can you use it for 223? Can you use it for 45/70? Short of getting out a reloading manual and looking up 45/70 and going all the way down the line to see if they've got any loads using 4895, it would sure be nice if there was a list somewhere that said that "4895 can be used for these 83 different cartridges".

[Pat Riot]

I have a feeling it’s because the info each powder maker puts out is proprietary.  

[bgavin]

I keep entries in a spread sheet for the calibers that interest me.
This is done as I research various loads for those calibers.

This is labor intensive.

 

 

[Rooster Ron Wayne]

You can also try Universal powder it's my goto powder when I run out of Unique. 

It pretty much loads tit for tat with Unique. 

I have used it as a backup for over 20 years with running the same loads .

Just sayin. 

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